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  1. Richard_S

    Advice and shop needed near Greensboro NC

    Update! I had a used 90k mile engine installed and then drove to Atlantic Beach for a long weekend. It runs terrific, just like it did before it sat for months and months. My kids are going to use it when I'm traveling. I took one of my kids driving the other day and she prefers it to our...
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    Advice and shop needed near Greensboro NC

    Thanks for the replies. I still don't know what I'm going to do. EIther a salvage engine 59k miles for 2400 or have someone go through this engine and replace whats needed. Theres still alot of life left in this vehicle and its cheap to register and insure.
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    Advice and shop needed near Greensboro NC

    Well I waited too long to replace a roller rocker and it bit me in the ass. It started as a light ticking and never got any worse. Then about a month later it all of a sudden let go and the engine stopped and when I cranked it over it sounded like one cylinder was lacking compression. When I...
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    Merry Christmas.......Eve!

    Merry Christmas everyone! Stay warm and dry and enjoy your holiday however you may! Here's a pic from a couple weekends ago when we got over 12" in Greensboro!
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    Highest Mileage

    No, nothing major. Water pump last December at 206k and injectors about 70k ago. Transmission needed the valve body and programming about 170k. All the maintenance stuff like plugs and coils have been done. I still drive it to Orlando from Greensboro several times a year and to Maine...
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    Oil analysis as a predictor for cam phaser/timing chain/cam/follower issues?

    I've been around engines for 40 plus years as well as aircraft piston and jet engines. I'm a fan of the oil analysis, its whats used on jet engines to keep an eye on certain types of bearing materials, if they spike then there is an impending failure that needs to be looked into and based on...
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    Highest Mileage

    2012 Limited 4wd 224058 miles as of today.
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    What did you do to the expy today

    I replaced the serpentine belt and all three idler pulleys, the grooved one was really loose and had a lot of play, so might as well do all 3 and be done with it. 224k
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Washed it, conditioned the leather seats and drove it again.
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    2008 V-8 vs. 2016 V-6 on the Road

    My .02 I travel for work 80% of the time and I rent an Expedition and F150 all the time because of the size and comfort. I like the EB, it's a great motor and I love turbos. I've have many European cars with them. I also like the 5.4 in my personal vehicle. Occasionally I get lucky when I...
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Cleaned out the truck after 2 weeks of vacation in Florida, was loaded to the gills with equipment, cleaned the engine and installed a new Ford vanity plate on the front. I also put som ducked tape on the outer drivers bottom seat panel. It just almost wore through from the corner of the...
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    Full synthetic price

    I pay about 70 for full synthetic oil change and tire rotation, battery test at the local Ford dealer since new. Truck has had full synthetic since first oil change and I change it between 5k and 6k. Truck has 217k now.
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    What's up with this sync thing on my '14?

    Are you confusing updating the Sync ii software with the navigation maps. I recently updated my Sync software from the Ford website. You have to download it onto a USB thumb drive and update it that way. I think the error message you are getting is for the Sync software. Call a Ford dealer...
  14. Richard_S

    Any tips on changing spark plugs?

    Keep in mind if you torgue them wet (anti-sieze) to the same 24 to 27 ft lbs, you are actually torquing them more, since there is less friction.
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    Any tips on changing spark plugs?

    That's really subjective lol.
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    For Sale: Husky Weather Beater Floor Mats new in box

    I have a front and 2nd row set in Grey for sale new in box. I ordered for a 2012. PN 18372 and 14362. I'm located in Greensboro NC and would prefer local pick up. $70 for each pair.
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    Actual gas mileage

    I routinely get 18 to 19 driving from Greensboro NC to Orlando FL with cruise set on 74 most of the trip. 4WD set in 2H with 215k miles. Full synthetic since new.
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    Weathertech or Husky

    Your welcome! Here is a screenshot I just took of the Husky site. I ordered mine from Amazon. I have an extra set of the grey front and middle sets. UPS never delivered them,,,then they showed up 3 weeks later. The 2nd row 14362 says they fit an 07, the front must be different. I will...
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    Weathertech or Husky

    Hello, I have the Husky 2nd to 3rd row one piece. I have the middle bench seat so I had to cut a section of the mat out. I went with the Husky brand because I had a set in my f250 for 7 years and they never wore out. I have the whole set and cargo, they lay nicely. I have a set in my wifes...
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    Real oil change intervals

    I have a Blackstone sample kit in my toolbox waiting for the next oil change, will be interesting to see your results, and mine in a couple months.
  21. Richard_S

    Real oil change intervals

    Since day one FoMo 5W20 full synthetic and oil filter and change between 5k-7.5k, 214k miles and all original internal engine components.
  22. Richard_S

    New Member here

    It's a shame that Ford never fixed that. I wonder how the 2015+ F150's will hold up in the years to come with the aluminum bed. I think it has to do with the dissimiliar metals. Mine does it around the chrome no where else.
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    Drove to Maine from North Carolina during the big freeze observations

    I agree, the expedition is a real comfortable highway machine. Have a fun trip!
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    What did you do to the expy today

    They matched to a Firestone shop close by. I checked 3 places and they were within 100 of each other. I don't know if it's a poilicy of the Ford dealer, but I do have work done there and they know me, so I always shop around and then I ask them. I also ask what corporate coupons they have...
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    Drove to Maine from North Carolina during the big freeze observations

    Vehicles last a long time if taken care of, sounds like you have a good one. IMHO it's well worth keeping a vehicle after it's paid off, if you enjoy it and don't get bored with it. That's good to keep the rocker panels soaked, will definately make them last longer. NY is brutal on vehicles...

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